Highlights
- Boxes in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet have been optimized in a recent update, leading to significantly faster loading times for Pokemon icons.
- The update has addressed a long-standing frustration for players, who previously had to wait several seconds for each box to load.
- Game Freak's slow response to optimization issues in the game has been a concern, but this update shows that it is working on improving the player experience.
A small patch note from the recent Pokemon Scarletand Violet update has led to an impactful improvement, as Game Freak appears to have optimized how boxes work in the RPGs. As most Pokemon trainers can attest, boxes are a very important feature. Players are able to store Pokemon in these boxes and later take them out for usage. Being able to quickly swap between boxes and Pokemon is an important mechanic, but until now, Pokemon ScarletandViolet players have been left frustrated.
The issue stems back to problems that Pokemon ScarletandViolet have had since launch. The two RPGs have had optimization issues from day one, and Game Freak has been slow to issue improvements. In this area specifically, Pokemon ScarletandViolet players were left waiting while each box took several seconds to load the icons of each Pokemon stored within. As players collected more Pokemon, filling more boxes, using the box UI became extremely tedious.
Game Freak recently issued a substantial patch for Pokemon ScarletandViolet, released as part of the launch of the new Teal Mask DLC. A short and ambiguous note within the update's patch notes mentioned that Game Freak had adjusted how "Pokemon icons are displayed in the Boxes." Any player that's put a good amount of time into Pokemon Scarlet or Violet likely understands what that means immediately. Boxes have been optimized on Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.
Posts shared in the games' Reddit community have confirmed that boxes are now loading significantly faster after the recent update. Instead of taking several seconds to load the up-to-25 Pokemon icons in each box's panel, each box loads the icons of the Pokemon within it nearly instantly. Pokemon ScarletandViolet players can swap between storage boxes as fast as they press the right and left shoulder buttons.
Some players were worried that Game Freak would never address this issue. While Pokemon does have a lot of hardcore players that have hundreds of Pokemon stored, more casual players likely never had to worry about the problem. They'd stick to the party of their choice and rarely, if ever, check their boxes to swap out Pokemon. Perhaps the release of the DLC, and all the new Pokemon for players to catch, prompted Game Freak to finally fix the problem.
Regardless of the reasons it took so long, a frustrating problem in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet has been addressed. Pokemon ScarletandViolet may never be perfectly polished experiences, but every improvement is valuable.
Pokemon Scarletand Violet are available now on Switch.
